Thoracoplasty Definition

thôrə-kō-plăstē
thoracoplasties
noun
Surgical removal of part of the ribs to allow inward retraction of the chest wall and collapse of a diseased lung.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Thoracoplasty

Noun

Singular:
thoracoplasty
Plural:
thoracoplasties

Origin of Thoracoplasty

  • Latin thōrāx thōrāc- thorax thorax –plasty

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From thorax +"Ž -plasty

    From Wiktionary

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